ESL Game: Monkey in the Middle
Monkey in the Middle is a fun group activity for young learners which helps students to practice and review vocabulary of different categories. In this activity, students have to say words from a given category while trying the pass the ball without the students in the middle getting the ball. Activity time: 10 minutes Materials required: […]
ESL Last Lesson Activity: Top Five
Top Five is a simple no prep ESL game that is a great way to end your last lesson with students in a fun and competitive way. In this activity, students are put into teams and are given a category. From their category they must guess what might be the top five in that category. […]
ESL Blankety Blank
Blankety Blank is a simple end of class speaking activity for teens and adults. This activity works well with intermediate and above levels. In this game students have to guess a word that finishes a sentence and try to have the same answer as other students in the class. If they guess the same word […]
ESL Game: Blind Speed Spelling
Blind Speed Spelling is a very simple game that is effective for learning and practicing spelling. This activity is great fun for young learners and is a fun way to practice spelling at the end of class. Activity time: 10 – 15 minutes Materials required: Blindfolds, whiteboard marker or chalk, whiteboard/Chalkboard Skills practiced: Spelling. Level: Young learners – […]
ESL Game: Strange Words
Strange Words is a simple activity that is aimed at intermediate and above students. In this activity students are given unusual and strange words from the English language. In teams, students must invent a definition for the word. Later, the teams are shown all the definitions plus the actual definition and each team must guess […]